Movie Reviews

"Persuasion" is set in England in the early 1800's, some eight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded by others to reject Captain Fred Wentworth's marriage proposal. Their renewed friendship leads them to think they should reconcile and even seriously consider marriage once again. Director Roger Mitchell put together [..]

"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" follows Owen and Claire as they return to Isla Nublar to rescue dinosaurs from a volcano, only to uncover a corporate conspiracy to create a new hybrid and auction them off for profit. Director J. A. Bayona and screenwriters Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly [..]

"Black Panther" tells the story of T'Challa returning to the hidden African nation of Wakanda to become king after the death of his father. He faces a major challenge from his estranged cousin Erik Killmonger, who plans to use Wakanda's weapons to start a global revolution. Director Ryan [..]

"Avengers: Infinity War" follows the Avengers superhero team and their allies as they try to stop a new villain named Thanos from collecting all six Infinity Stones and erasing half of all life in the universe. Directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo tightly directed this third in [..]

"My Christmas Family Tree" tells the interesting story of a 31-year-old woman who receives the results of her DNA test, revealing the identity of her biological father. She ends up spending Christmas with him and his family, with the drama proceeding from there. Director Jason Bourque put together [..]

"Dark Waters" is a legal thriller about a corporate attorney who risks his career to expose a massive cover-up of pollution by the chemical giant DuPont. Director Todd Haynes ("Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story" 1987) put together a riveting legal thriller with good acting and a lucid screenplay [..]

The Best Picture of 2018 is....."Green Book." This engrossing comedy-drama film tells the story of a Black classical pianist on tour in the Deep South in 1962 with his Italian-American driver. They must navigate the severe restrictions of segregation with the help of "The [..]

"Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" is a comedy horror film following Madea, Aunt Bam, and Hattie as they travel to a haunted campground to rescue Brian's 18-year-old daughter Tiffany from a wild fraternity Halloween party. Director-screenwriter Tyler Perry is definitely on auto pilot as this tenth [..]

"The Greatest Showman" is a musical drama about the life of Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) and his Barnum and Bailey Circus, which was in business 1871-2017. Director Michael Gracey instilled the project with good production values, interesting performances, upbeat musical numbers, and a lucid screenplay by [..]

"Christmas in My Heart" is a holiday drama film about a concert violinist who returns to her hometown after the death of her mother. She becomes acquainted with a recently widowed country music star who is also a single father. The Christmas romantic drama proceeds from there, well [..]